"overdrug" meaning in English

See overdrug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overdrugs [present, singular, third-person], overdrugging [participle, present], overdrugged [participle, past], overdrugged [past]
Etymology: From over- + drug. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|drug}} over- + drug Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overdrug (third-person singular simple present overdrugs, present participle overdrugging, simple past and past participle overdrugged)
  1. (transitive) To drug too heavily. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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